candle


Definition: Meaning of, candle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkand(ə)l /

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candle candles
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  1. a stick of WAX with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light
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  2. can't hold a candle to somebody/something informal if something or someone cannot hold a candle to something or someone else, they are not as good as the other thing or person
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candle used in phrases

  • Candle in the Wind
    1. a song originally written in 1973 and sung by Elton John. It was recorded again with different words in 1997, in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, and it sold more copies than any other record ever made.
  • Our Lord's candle (noun)
    1. yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers
  • Roman candle (noun)
    1. a cylindrical firework that projects a series of coloured balls of fire
  • candle flame (noun)
    1. the light provided by a burning candle
  • candle holder (noun)
    1. a holder with sockets for candles
  • candle-lit (adjective)
    1. lit by the gentle light of candles
  • international candle (noun)
    1. a former international unit of luminous intensity; now replaced by the candela
  • rush candle (noun)
    1. a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick
  • standard candle (noun)
    1. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Système International d'Unités; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimetre of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
  • vigil candle (noun)
    1. a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church
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